Animazement

Animazement is a safe, supportive and enjoyable environment. Please take this into consideration when selecting merchandise to bring to our convention.

The following items are PROHIBITED from being sold in the Animazement dealer room:

• Contact lenses – US law and FDA regulations forbid the sale of contact lenses to anyone who does not have an optometrist-verified
• Airsoft guns, non-guns, rubber guns, function guns, and blanks
• E-cigarettes and vaping supplies
• Adult sex toys

The following items are RESTRICTED for vending in the Animazement dealer room:

• Adult materials – Dealers are required to comply with all appropriate laws related to the transport, display and sale of adult merchandise into and within the State of North Carolina. Adult materials must be displayed in a non-offensive and tasteful manner. All inappropriate parts must be completely covered. The dealer must check each attendee’s ID to ensure they are at least 18 years old before presenting or selling any adult materials to them. Adult materials must not exceed 25% of your merchandise for sale.

Animazement staff holds the final determination as to whether an item is considered “adult material” or is otherwise inappropriate for display and/or sale. Such items can include those that are gory or graphically violent, as well as those with extreme sexual content. Animazement reserves the right to request that a Dealer remove any or all adult materials, to “tone down” or remove displays, or to de-emphasize adult merchandise in displays.

The first violation of this policy will come with a warning, at which time the Dealer will be asked to remove the offending merchandise from the Dealers’ Room and convention area. Failure to comply (a second violation) is cause for immediate removal of the Dealer from the convention, forfeiting all Dealers’ fees.

• Live steel – Due to safety, policing and liability issues, Animazement will only allow pre-approved live steel dealers. The Dealers’ Room Division Head solely selects and invites the live steel vendor(s). An invitation is one of the following from the current registration year: an email, a phone call, or a text message. Invitations do not extend from year-to-year.

Weapons must be displayed in a safe manner with a focus on preventing accidents. Viewing and evaluation of weapons by attendees must be carefully supervised. Dealers are responsible for monitoring all activity within and in the immediate vicinity of their booths. Live steel vendors must carry their own insurance. Live steel vendors must check and record photo identification for age verification. (No one under 18 may handle or purchase live steel at Animazement.)

The Dealer must give all live steel and similar items to the purchaser in a fully sealed, taped, rip-proof package. (The Dealer is responsible for providing the tape and packaging.) The Dealer must let the Attendee verify that the item purchased is the item in the package prior to the package being sealed. The Dealer is responsible for providing purchases to the Attendees in closed packaging, as noted. The Dealer is not responsible for any actions Attendees take after receiving the package.

The following items are UNRESTRICTED for vending in the Animazement dealer room. All dealers are welcome to sell these items.

• Bokken, Bokutou, and Shinai
• Plastic/Resin Prop Weapons
• Non-perishable, Japanese snacks

North Carolina now requires all vendors to register their business online with the NC Department of Revenue (DOR). The DOR will provide a registration certificate. The registration certificate must be available for viewing by Animazement. There is no fee. Please visit http://www.dornc.com/electronic/registration/index.html to register. Or, you may download the NCBR form to complete and mail. More information is available at http://www.dornc.com/taxes/sales/specialty.html.

All products sold within the State of North Carolina are subject to North Carolina sales tax. It is the dealer’s responsibility to determine the current sales tax rates, to report any sales taxes, and to follow the appropriate tax laws of both North Carolina and the dealer’s home state. Currently, the sales tax at the location of the event is 7.25%.

Per N. C. Gen. Stat. § 66-255, Animazement “must maintain a daily registration list of all specialty market or other vendors selling or offering goods for sale at the specialty market or other event. The registration list must clearly and legibly show each vendor’s name, permanent address, and certificate of registration number.” Animazement will be collecting this information and must be shown all of pertinent information before you will be given your badges at check in.

It is against Animazement policy for Dealers to sell anything outside the Dealers’ Room. It is against RCC policy for Dealers to sell anything on the grounds outside the RCC. It is against hotel policy for Dealers to sell anything from hotel rooms or other hotel space.

If Dealers (or their representatives, including attendee staff or volunteers) are found violating any of these policies, the Dealer will be immediately removed from the convention, forfeiting all Dealers’ fees. In addition, the RCC and area hotels may remove the Dealer from their premises at their discretion.

Please note that attendees are also bound by these policies.

Smoking and Vaping (the use of electronic cigarettes) are not permitted inside the Raleigh Convention Center during Animazement.

Refund requests can be made via Eventbrite, email, or phone call. The amount refunded depends upon the date of the request as indicated in the chart below. Animazement reserves the sole right to determine the disposition of canceled booths. Dealer booths may not be resold, transferred, sub-let or assigned by the Dealer.

End of January 50%
End of February 25%
End of March 15%
On or after April 01 0%

We are very appreciative of any items you choose to donate. These items will be used as prizes for attendees or volunteers or for the charity auction. Animazement will give proper credit to the Dealer when the item is presented to the attendee.
Note that donations are not required. Donations are tax deductible as a charitable contribution. Please request a receipt for the contribution during the convention.